New Job Opportunity at BBC Media Action – Tanzania, Journalist

Location Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Job Title Journalist
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Job Introduction
The
BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and
social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million.
BBC
Swahili Service operates a digital first strategy, publishing content
online and on social media platforms, this alongside producing radio
news and current affairs programmes in Swahili. The service’s focus is
to produce world-class digital content that makes sense of news and
events for our local and global audiences. 

Role Responsibility
We
are looking for a multimedia journalist with skills in reporting across
all platforms and mainly on radio & digital, with presenting and
producing skills to work for BBC Swahili. You will need to be proficient
in Kiswahili and also be able to write, reversion/translate English
text into Kiswahili.

As a Journalist with the BBC
Swahili team you will originate research, prepare, produce and present
programs, items, packages, interviews, discussions, background, analysis
and features, for radio, TV, online and social media platforms. You
will be involved in creating digital video for our website and social
platforms, and writing for our website to promote our content and engage
with our audiences.
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Other duties include

• To research, report, write, translate, edit, reversion or adapt
  stories or programme material for broadcasting and online publication.
  To find contributors and interviewees as well as other sources of
  material and/or actuality, as appropriate and to the required
  specification whilst maintaining professional journalistic standards of
  accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing and adhering to the BBC
  Editorial Guidelines. To ensure the availability of required production
  facilities.
• To perform at the microphone with or without a script, edit and
  voice packages, conduct interviews and chair discussions and act as a
  participant in other productions, whether live, pre-recorded or on
  location.
• To offer ideas for items, programmes/series and online output and to
  actively contribute to the editorial planning process. To suggest new
  angles on existing stories, means of moving the story on, and to put
  forward stories not yet covered.
• To be responsible for a moving story, amending and updating material
  as required. To be able to freshen, and reversion a story. To be
  responsible for thinking through and around editorial problems,
  developing realistic alternative strategies and approaches.
• To understand the department’s strategy and to suggest ideas appropriate to its distinctive style and content.
• To be responsible for studio production of live and pre-recorded
  programmes. To respond to breaking stories whilst on air and to resolve
  technical difficulties.
• Are you the right candidate?
• We are looking for an experienced and versatile digital journalist
  with proven journalistic skills, good broadcast voice, energy,
  creativity, flexibility and an in-depth understanding of the news,
  politics, culture and social issues relevant to Our Swahili audience.
• You will be able to use a range of audio & digital equipment and
  information technology software to research, write, assemble, edit and
  deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to the highest
  professional standards. 

Band: Local Recruit
Contract type: Continuing
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Any offer of employment with the BBC is conditional upon you having the right to work in Dar es Salaam 

About the BBC
We
don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our
values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure
you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached
below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working
environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique
contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their
full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range
of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute
to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more
diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect
our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed
to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals,
regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation,
gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We
will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless
operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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Attached documents

• Please click here for the full job descritpion
• BBC Values Guide

Closing Date 08 September, 2020.